Chief Mining Engineer (Mining / Open Pit / LOM)

Job Description:

Our client with operations in West Africa, is looking for a Chief Mining Engineer to oversee mine planning and design within the Mining Department, ensuring compliance with HSE policies and achieving Zero Harm. Responsibilities include preparing mine plans using software like Surpac and Minesched, collaborating on zero-base budgeting for OPEX and CAPEX, and approving contractor statements and payments. The role involves defining mine planning processes, optimizing long-term and short-term plans, and reporting progress against these plans. The Chief Mining Engineer evaluates geological models, manages asset utilization, schedules mining and rehabilitation activities, and conducts regular reserve reconciliations. Additionally, this role is responsible for training and knowledge transfer within the Technical Department.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, objectives and regulations and the commitment to achieving Zero Harm through safe behaviors.
• Preparation of mine plans and designs using industry standard software packages (Surpac and Minesched).
• Work with the department manager for the zero-base budget preparation for OPEX and CAPEX.
• Providing sign-off on mining contractor statements of work and payment certificates
• Ensure definition of the Mine Planning processes, systems, inputs, planning guidelines and outcomes
• Defining the system support requirements and ensuring their introduction and effective utilization to deliver timely and accurate mine plans and schedule
• Development and execution of the processes to enable optimized LOM, 3-year, 1 year and 3 month plans to be developed for the mining operation in order to deliver both short- and long-term shareholder value
• Reporting of progress against plan, highlighting variances and action required to address these
• Evaluation and interpretation of the Geological model and the preparation of an optimized Mine plan and mining sequence
• Budget outcomes and Maximization of asset utilization
• Mining layouts and schedules, Clearing and Rehabilitation schedules and Survey scheduling
• Responsible for the evaluation of geological data and resource information and the provision of regular reserve reconciliations to enable accurate reserve depletion status to be determined
• Responsible for the transfer of knowledge and training of other employees within the Technical Department

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications may be advantageous.
• 8+ years of experience in open cast mines
• Ferrous metals experience would be advantageous

Benefits:

• USD net package
• Expatriate benefits
• FIFO 8/2 or 9/3

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Lucia Baeza at [email protected]

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Lucia Baeza

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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